History of Healthcare Test

The founder of the American Red Cross in 1881 was

• Clara Barton
• Dorothea Dix
• Lillian Wald
• Elizabeth Blackwell

Became first female physician in U.S. 

• Florence Nightingale
• Christian Barnard
• Marie Curie
• Elizabeth Blackwell

Ancient people believed that disease and illness was caused by ___.

• evil spirits and demons
• bacteria
• uncleanliness
• environmental allergens

Discovered X-rays in 1895

• William Harvey

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Robert Koch

• Wilhelm Roentgen

Disinfectants and antiseptics were first used to prevent infection during surgery and developed methods of medical asepsis by .....

• Dr. James Simpson
• Joseph Lister
• Louis Pasteur
• Dr. Philippe Pinel

What development was the Ancient Romans known for?

• sanitation system

• medical records

• printing press

• marijuana

________ involves the insertion of very thin needles into specific points along the meridians in the body to stimulate and balance the flow of energy.

• Renaissance

• Acupressure

• 19th Century

• 21st Century

What era was also known as the "rebirth of the science of medicine"?

• Dark ages
• Ancient times
• Renaissance

What was a major belief during Primitive Times?

• Illness and diseases were caused by feces.

• When people die they are reincarnated into animals.

• The poppy plant was a god.

• Evil spirits and demons were the cause of illness and disease.

Dr. Patel is performing surgery on a patient that is three hundred miles away. How is this possible?

• Acupuncture

• Home Health Care

• Homeopathy

• Telemedicine